Rug-hanging machine



July 3, 1923. 1,460,448

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P. J. SHAMPAY RUG HANGING MACHINE Filed March 17. 1922 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 -lll Patented July 3, 1,923.

vUNITED STATES PASCAL J. SHAMPAY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

' RUG-HANGING MACHINE.

Application led March 17, 1922. Serial No. 544,408.

To all lwhom if may concern.'

Be it known that. l, PASCAL J. SHAMPAY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago. in the county of Cook and. State of Illinois` have invented new and useful Improveincnts in Rug-Hanging Machines, of which the following is a specification..

My invention relates to devices for hanging rugs, carpets, and the like, after they have been cleaned and sized, and has for one of its objects the provision of simple and ef'licient means for lifting a rug, or the like, from a cleaning vmachine or other object to hanging position for drying.

A further object is .the provision of simple and eiiicient means for automatically placing a rug-holding pole, or the like, with av rug thereon on a drying rack and simultaneously taking down an empty pole for filling.

A further object is the provision of simq ple and eflicicnt means for attaching a rug to a pole upon which the rug is to be held while drying.

A still further object is the provision of means for picking up a rug, or the like, without allowing it to touch any object after being cleaned and sized ready for drying.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

An embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which- Fig. 1 is a top View of a carriage or rack used for hanging rugs, and the like, to be dried;

Fig. 2 is an end view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a side view of a rug-hanging device embodying my invention;

Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are enlarged details of mechanism for taking down empty poles and hanging up full poles such as used in the construction;

Fig. 7 is a fragmental side view of a. different form of means for moving the polecarrying devices; and

Fig. 8 is an end View of the construction of Fig. 7.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, I have indicated a carriage comprising a frame or rack 10 having track wheels 11 mounted adjacent its central portion with the track wheels mounted on a single track 12. It will be apparent that any form of track may be provided as desired. It is desir-able, however, that a track arrangement may be provided for rounding curves Witn the rack 1U. A single track lends itself to suoli use. l have indicated aV balancing track 13` at one side oi the rack 1() which engages two rollers 14 on an edge of the frame 10- so as to facilitate balancing the rack. It is intended that the arrangement of elements 13 and 14 will be such as not to interfere with passing curvesvin the track.

The frame 10 has a plurality of notches 15 in its top side which are adapted to be engaged by hinged arms 16 which are hinged as at 1T to the ceiling of a building or other convenient article. Each arm 16 has a foot portion 1S adapted to engage the ceiling and hold the arm 16 so as to engage beveled portions 19 on the frame 10 when the latter is brought into engagement with said arms. When moving on carriage 10, after it has been filled, away from the filling position under arms 16, a new carriage 10 may be broughtr into position under arms 16 and the latter slid upover inclined surfaces 19 until the first notch is reached, when the carriage will stop for the operation of the rughanging devices. The track 12 over the rughanging devices is preferably slightly inclined so as to facilitate moving the truck along when moving from one position to another in hanging rugs on the poles thereof.

`Under each of the recesses 15 is a hook 20 adapted to hold the poles 21 upon which the rugs, and the like, are to be hanged. The hooks 2O are first filled with empty7 )cles and the carriage brought to position or hanging the rugs. Then an empty pole is removed and a pole with a rug on it placed in position.

Various means may be utilized for moving a pole with a rug on it from a cleaning machine 22, such as indicated in Fig. 3, or, from the floor, vas indicated in Fig'. 8. arious devices may be used for carrying the pole from its rug-attaching position to where it is hanged on the hooks 20. In F ig. 3 I have indicated an endless chain 23 mounted on two sprocket 'Wheels 24 on a frame which is attached to the machine 22 and a support 26, but may be mounted in any desirable manner` The lower sprocket 24 is connected to a driving gear 27 Which is connected through a train of gears to a sizing roller 28 or other suitable part of machine 22 for operation of the endless chain. There are two endless chains 23, one at each side of the machine 22, but one only of which of the inclined surface 34 at the sides ofv the machine 22 in a position for attaching a rug 35 thereon. As the rug runs through the sizing rollers 36 or other desirable portion of the machine 22, the chains 23 are moved so as to carry the member 29 upwardly, taking up the rug 35 as it passes the rollers 36 and therefore preventing the rug from dragging against any object. When the pole with the rug on it has reached a point near its upper terminal of movement the prongs 32 engage an empty pole 21 on suitable hooks 20 and due to the inclined surface of the prongs 32 move the pole 21 over into the hooks 31. The continued upward movement of the members 29 cause the prongs 32 to engage the arms 16 and push the latter out of the notches 15, when the carriage may be moved along or may move along by gravity owing to the inclined condition of the track 12. The chains 23 are then moved backwardly so as to lower the members 29, and as the latter are low- I ered, the pole 21 in notches 30 with a rug 35 on it will be lowered into the hooks 2O from which the empty pole was taken. Fig. 5 shows the pole about to be deposited in hooks 20. The ole 21 with the rug 35 will `therefore be le on hooks 20 and the members 29 will carry the pole 21 downwardly in hooks 31. When the members 39 approach their lower terminals of movement the empty pole will strike against inclined surfaces 34 and arrest the movement of the pole so that when the member 39 moves on downwardly to the dotted line position of Fig. 3, the empty pole 21 will slide down into notches 33 for the reception of the next rug. The operation will then be re-enacted to hang thenext rug. It will thus be seen that this device automatically takes a pole with a rug on it from a machine or other object and hangs it on the carriage in the place of an empt pole which it brings back for the reception of another ru In Figs and 8 I have indicated a slightly different form of device for raising the rugs to indicate that many forms of devices may be utilized for carrying the poles with the rugs on them up to the carriage or rack and bringing down the empty poles for other rugs. In the form shown in Figs. 7 and 8 I have indicated a frame 40 pivoted as at 41 to a frame 42 which may be attached to the ceiling or may be attached between the floor and ceiling, as clearly indicated; The'rack may be made up in any desirable manner and is provided with two members 43 at its lower edge, one being indicated in Fig. 8 in full lines, so as to pick up the pole`2l with 'a rug on it. The shape of the members 43 is slightly different from members 29 because of the dii'erent movements in moving the ru up to the rack, but operate in substantia ly the same manner. Thus a pole with a rug on it is lifted by hooks 44 on members 43 and when the frame 40 approaches its upper terminal of movement inclined prongs 45 engage an empty pole` 21 in a pair of hooks 20 and moves the empty pole into hooks 46 of member 43, as indicated in-dotted lines in Fig. 8. The prongs 45 move on up to a position for engagement with arms 16 to move the latter out of the recesses 15 so that the carriage 10 can move along to a new position. About the time hooks 46 engage the empty ole 21, the lower curved end of hooks 2O holdling said empty pole engages the pole 21 which is being raised with the carpet 35 on it and swings said hooks 20 to substantially the dotted line positions indicated in Fig. 8. The hooks 20 are swung far enough so that their points drop over said pole 2l with a carpet on it so that when the frame 40 starts back downwardly said hooks 20 in swinging back to their full line positions of Fig. 8 pass under the pole and hold the latter with its carpet suspended. When the frame 40 approaches its lower terminal of downward movement again the pole 21 in hooks 46 will engage the inclined surfaces 47 and be pushed out of notches 46. The members 47 are mounted on arms 48 which extend out around the path of the poles 31 so that when the pole slips off of inclined Surfaces 47 it will engage inclined surfaces 49 and when the frame 40 reaches its full line position of Fig. 8, ole 21 will roll down to the bottoms of inc ined surfaces 49 for the attachment of another rug.

I have indicated weights 50 attached to t-he frame 40 for helping to balance the device and facilitate operation thereof. Also, attached to the frame 40 are circular portions 51 so that the operator may grasp said portions 51 to facilitate moving the frame 40 on its pivot points 41. A springpressed pin 52 may be mounted to engage notches 53 in a portion of the frame 42 for holding the frame 40 in its lower position, as indicated in Fig. 8, or these notches 53 may be arranged to hold the frame in any other desired positions. A lever 54 is pivoted as at 55 to the frame 42 and engages the pin 52 for withdrawing the latter from the notches 53 when so desired. The frame 42 may have a portion extending downwardly for engagement with the' floor, as clearly indicated in Fig. 7. so that persons walking around the floor will not be so likely to kick their feet against the member having parts 47, 48 and 49 thereon. This decated in Fig. 7, for engaging the rug.` The rugs may be attached to the points 57 in any desirable manner. `I haveindicated a lever .58 pivoted as at 59 to the frame 40 with an arm 60 thereon so that the rug may be placed with an edge on the points 57 and the lever 58 moved so that its arm 61 willpress the rug down onto points 57. A lever 58 and its arm 60 may be provided at each side of the frame 40 so as to apply the rug to the points under half of the rug by each of the levers 58.

1. Rug hanging mechanism comprising an elevated carriage, and means for automatically picking up a rug and automatically hanging the latter on said carriage.

2. Rug hanging mechanismY comprising a carriage; rug pole holders on said carriage; poles on said pole holders; and means for taking said poles, one at a time, from said holders. j

3. Rug hanging mechanism comprising a carriage; hooks depended from said carringe; rug-holding poles on said hooks; and means mounted for movement toward and away from said carriageadapted to remove poles from said hooks.

4. Rug hanging mechanism vcomprising a carriage; rug pole holders on said carriage; and means adapted for moving toward and away from said carriage, said means being adapted to take a rug pole from and put another rug pole on certain 0f said pole holders upon movement toward and away from said carriage. v

5. Rug hanging mechanism comprising a carriage; rug pole holders on said carriage; a movable member mounted for movement toward and away from said carriage; and means on the movable member for taking a'n empty pole off of certain of the pole holders and placing a full pole on said holders.

A6. Rug hanging mechanism comprising a carriage; depending hooks on said carriage; a member mounted for movement toward and away from said carriage, said member having two spaced recesses therein; and a prong on said member between said recesses for moving an empty pole from said hooks onto one of the recemes of said member.

7. Rug hanging mechanism comprising a carriage having depending hooks thereon; a member mounted for .movement toward and away from said carriage; a prong on said member adapted to engagea member on said hook for removing such member from the latter; and means on said moving member for movement of another article onto said hook.

8. Rug hanging mechanism comprising a hook pivotally mounted;'an empty pole on said hook; a member mounted for 'move- 70 ment toward-and away from said hook, two spaced recesses on said member; a prong on said member between said recesses; and means for moving said member for engaging the prong of the latter with the pole on said. hook for moving said pole into one of said recesses and for moving the other recesses of said member adjacent said hook for the movement of an article from such recess to said hook.

9 Rug hanging mechanism comprising a carriage; a locking member adjacent said carriage and engaging the latter for locking the latter in predetermined positions; a hook on said carriage; and rug-carrying S5 mechanism adapted for movement adjacent said hook, said rug-carrying mechanism bemg adapted to disengage the hook from said carriage releasing the!A latter for move ment.

10. Rug hanging mechanism comprising `a carriage with a plurality of spaced recesses in one side; an arm pivoted adjacent the carriage with one end adapted to engage one of said recess for holding the carriage against movement; a rug holder on the carriage adjacent one of said recesses; a-rugcarrying mechanism adapted for movement toward said rugholder; and a member o n said rug-carrying mechanism for engaging` said pivotal arm for moving the latter out of its recess in the carriage.

11. Rug hanging mechanism comprising a hook pivotally mounted; a member mounted for movement toward and away from said hook and having two spaced recesses therein; an inclined surface between said recesses; a rug-holding pole in one of said recesses; a rug-holding pole in said hook; and means for moving said member with its inclined surface against the pole in said hookA for removing the latter from said hook to a recess in said member, said means being adapted for movement also to deposit the first-mentioned pole in its recess to said hook.

12. Rug hanging mechanism comprising a hook pivotally mounted and having'a cam surface thereon; an empty rug-holding pole in said hook; a movable member having two spaced recesses therein with an inclined surface between said recesses; a rug-holding pole in one of said'recesses; and means for moving said movable member toward said hook with its inclined surface adapted to engage the pole'in said hook for moving said 125 pole to a recess in said member, said means being adapted to move the movable member away from said hook to engage the rstmentioned pole on said movable member to said hook. ,130

13. Rug hanging mechanism comprising a movable member having two spaced recesses therein; a rug-holding pole in one of said recesses; a fixed member having an i n. clined surface thereon; and means for moving said movable member adjacent the inclined surface on said lixed member to move the pole from one of the recesses in said movable member to the other. of said recesses.

.I 14. Rug hanging mechanism comprising an elevated carriage having a rug holder depended therefrom; a rug-holding lpole mounted below said carriage; and a movable member having a recess therein adapted to engage said rug-holding pole and carry the latter up to and deposit it on said rug holder.

15. Rug hanging mechanism comprising an elevated carriage; a pole holder depended from said carriage; a pole holder mounted below said carriage; a movable member mounted for movement between said pole y holders and adapted to carry a pole from the second-mentioned pole holder and deposit the latter on the first-mentioned pole holder in its movement of one direction and to carry a pole from the first-mentioned pole holder to the second-mentioned pole holder in its movement in the other direction 16. Rug hanging mechanism comprising a pole holder mounted in an elevated position; a pole holder mounted in a position con'- siderably lower than theiirst-mentioned pole holder; and pole-carrying means mounted for reciprocal movement between said pole holders for exchanging poles between such pole holders.

17. Rug hanging mechanism comprising a hook pivotally mounted in an elevated position; a pole holder mounted below said hook; an endless conveyor having its ends ad'aeent said hook and pole holder; and a po e-carrying member mounted on said. endless conveyor with means for carrying poles between said hook and pole holder.

18. The combination with a rug-cleaning machine, of a pole holder on said rug-cleanmg machine; a pole holder positioned considerably above said machine; an endless conveyer having its ends mounted adjacent said hook and pole holder; pole-carrying mechanism attached to said conveyer and adapted for movement between said pole holder and said hook; and an operative connection between the rug-cleaning machine and said endless conveyer.

19. Rug hanging mechanism comprising a frame pivotally mounted; a pole holder mounted in an elevated position; a pole holder mounted in a low position; and a pole carrier fixed on the said pivotal frame and adapted to carry a pole from the lower pole holder to the pole holder in an elevated position.

20. Rug hanging mechanism comprising a bracket; a frame pivotally mounted on said bracket; a pole-holding hook mounted in an elevated position spaced from said bracket; a pole holder mounted below said bracket; and a pole-carrying device mounted on said frame in a position to pass the pole holder below said frame; pick up a pole and carry the latter up to the pole-holding hook. said pole-carrying device having means for removing a pole from said pole-holding hook and carrying the latter back to the pole holder below said bracket.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification on this 11th day of March, A. D. 1922,

PASCAL J. SHAMPAY. 

